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en-usCopyright 2015 AOL, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/28/jazzpunk-review-doo-wop-skidoo-bop-pow/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/28/jazzpunk-review-doo-wop-skidoo-bop-pow/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/28/jazzpunk-review-doo-wop-skidoo-bop-pow/#commentsJazzpunk occupies a crossbreed universe of 1950s Americana and modern convenience. It's an alternate-history exploration of the Cold War era: The world is occupied and run by machines in a society that appears to be equal parts Russian, Japanese and American. The construction workers are robots. The sushi chefs are robots. The police force is made up of robots. Pretty much everyone is a robot - except for you.

In this PC, Mac and Linux adventure, you are a crooked-fingered, human detective who accepts secret missions by popping psychedelic pills. You're a spy in the oddest interpretation of the most romanticized espionage era ever. Buried in Jazzpunk's dissonant settings and puerile puzzles lies a bucket of laughs at the expense of Russians, Americans, islanders, Japanese, Scots, robots and humans - everyone.

As an adventure game rife with pop cultural spoofs and slapstick comedy, it makes a certain kind of sense that the latest Jazzpunk trailer would be an extended riff on the 1995 Keanu Reeves "classic" Johnny Mnemonic.

In development at Necrophone Games, Jazzpunk is described as "a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis." Its developers claim that the game is largely based on the spoof comedy films of yesteryear and features open-world exploration. There's no mention of the trailer's ill-fated pocket pigeon, but we're sure that will all be explained when the game makes its February 7 Steam debut.

For more details visit the newly-launched JazzpunkSteam site. It's worth a look for the "Key Features" list alone.

In recently-released rhythm game Soundodger+ by Studio Bean, you play as a circle trapped in a circle, while the game's soundtrack - or your own, should you choose to import songs - creates particles you must dodge to survive. It's kind of like that scene in The Matrix, except instead of dodging bullets, imagine Neo dodging sweet beats.

The game, as described on its website, features "hand-choreographed bullet patterns," as well as an original soundtrack featuring Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy) and Disasterpiece (FEZ, Runner 2). If the game's 23 original songs aren't your thing, you can import your own music library and create your own levels using the included editor, or have the game auto-generate levels for you.

The game released yesterday on Steam, and is currently on sale for $6 until October 18, at which point it will become $8.

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Team2Bit's 2D brawler, Fist Puncher, is preparing to light up Steam on June 21. You can pre-orderFist Puncher right now for a buck off its $10 asking price.

Fist Puncher, published by Adult Swim Games, stars black belt holder and neurosurgery practitioner Dr. Karate, who is out to save the city of Los Cruces from the evil grips of the Milkman. Fist Puncher was financed through Kickstarter last April, and an alpha for the game was made available back in September.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimadult-swim-gamesfist-puncherpcsteamteam2bitTue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/adult-swims-super-puzzle-platformer-deluxe-hitting-steam-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/adult-swims-super-puzzle-platformer-deluxe-hitting-steam-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/adult-swims-super-puzzle-platformer-deluxe-hitting-steam-soon/#commentsSuper Puzzle Platformer Deluxe, a crazy mix of Tetris and Mega Man created by developer Andrew Morrish and published by Adult Swim, comes to Steam later today. The project started as a Flash game (playable for free) in which you shoot groups of blocks that fall from above.

The "Deluxe" part is new, with the game having evolved to include eight different characters, six worlds, and local head-to-head multiplayer. Full controller support is also included, so you can play SPPD through Steam's Big Picture mode.

Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe is regularly priced at $7.99, though it'll be 25 percent off at launch. To celebrate, Adult Swim's also having a half-off sale on its first Steam release, Super House of Dead Ninjas, next Tuesday, May 28.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimandrew-morrishbig-picture-modedeveloperfridayindiepcreleaserelease-datesalesteamsuper-house-of-dead-ninjassuper-puzzle-platformer-deluxeFri, 24 May 2013 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/portabliss-robot-unicorn-attack-2-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/portabliss-robot-unicorn-attack-2-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/portabliss-robot-unicorn-attack-2-ios/#commentsIs it possible you haven't played Robot Unicorn Attack yet? It's by far Adult Swim's most popular onilne Flash game, and not only is it available to play for free (in a few different forms) in your browser, but it's about a robot unicorn collecting fairies and dashing through star crystals while the 2009 remix of Erasure's "Always" plays in the background. Seriously, you better have played this.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimalwayscorey-hartdasherasureiosipadiphonemobilemodulepikpokportablissrobot-unicorn-attacksoundtrackWed, 24 Apr 2013 20:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/12/be-a-pretty-unicorn-in-pixeljams-retro-unicorn-attack-challeng/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/12/be-a-pretty-unicorn-in-pixeljams-retro-unicorn-attack-challeng/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/12/be-a-pretty-unicorn-in-pixeljams-retro-unicorn-attack-challeng/#commentsFiguring out new ways to make believe that we're a pretty, pretty unicorn takes up about 80 percent of our day, so we always appreciate it when someone else does the majority of the grunt work for us. Imagine then our appreciative, wistful sigh upon learning of PixelJam's new game with Adult Swim, Retro Unicorn Attack: Challenge Edition.

As retro and/or pixelated as its name and developer imply, Retro Unicorn Attack is an endless runner that tasks the player (a beautiful and majestic unicorn, obviously) with collecting fairies and dashing through vortexes, while avoiding obstacles and generally falling to a horrible death. The game is, besides being adorable and addictive, also quite difficult. Players can upload their best scores to a global leaderboard, hence the Challenge Edition subtitle.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Adult-Swimbrowserbrowser-gamesflashmacpcPixelJamRetro-Unicorn-Attack-Challenge-EditionunicornsFri, 12 Apr 2013 20:45:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/team-fortress-2-gets-some-adult-swim-costumes-wheres-our-space/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/team-fortress-2-gets-some-adult-swim-costumes-wheres-our-space/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/team-fortress-2-gets-some-adult-swim-costumes-wheres-our-space/#commentsAdult Swim-themed Team Fortress 2 skins are now available for purchase. You can make your Heavy look like Aqua Teen Hunger Force's Carl or The Venture Bros' Brock, or dress your Pyro up like a Metalocalypse's Dr. Rockzo.

There's no sign of Sealab 2021, Home Movies, or even some Space Ghost. Still, you can purchase any or all of these new items in the Team Fortress 2 Mann Co. store now.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimaqua-teen-hunger-forcebrockcarlcartoon-networkmetalocalypsepcsealab-2021Team-Fortress-2valveventure-brosThu, 20 Dec 2012 03:01:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/06/robot-chicken-introduces-the-nerd-class-in-team-fortress-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/06/robot-chicken-introduces-the-nerd-class-in-team-fortress-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/06/robot-chicken-introduces-the-nerd-class-in-team-fortress-2/#commentsSure, his resolve in battle may not be the best, but the Nerd in Team Fortress 2 has to have one of the most calculating minds we've ever seen.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimmacnerdpcrobot-chickensteamTeam-Fortress-2valveTue, 06 Nov 2012 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/super-house-of-dead-ninjas-is-free-from-adult-swim/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/super-house-of-dead-ninjas-is-free-from-adult-swim/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/super-house-of-dead-ninjas-is-free-from-adult-swim/#commentsThe only thing better than a house of dead ninjas is a super house of dead ninjas, both of which are better than a house of super dead ninjas. That's just sad.

Adult Swim's latest free-to-play browser game is Super House of Dead Ninjas, a sequel to House of Dead Ninjas, developed by Megadev. Players run through a crumbling castle full of vengeful, zombie enemies, chopping them down as the heroine Crimson Ninja. If you're interested in any of these tremendously popular, trending things, play Super House of Dead Ninjas now right here.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimhouse-of-dead-ninjasmacmegadevninjaspcsuper-house-of-dead-ninjaszombiesFri, 17 Aug 2012 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/27/adult-swim-and-valve-teamed-up-to-give-us-yep-a-hat/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/27/adult-swim-and-valve-teamed-up-to-give-us-yep-a-hat/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/27/adult-swim-and-valve-teamed-up-to-give-us-yep-a-hat/#commentsWhen Valve and Adult Swim announced a partnership involving theTeam Fortress 2 universe, we winked at each other, throwing out the tired joke that it would probably just be a bunch of hats. Today, we're not sure if we should be laughing or weeping silently into our keyboards: Adult Swim has revealed a free, limited-edition Robot Chicken hat for any class in TF2, as the first iteration in a series of new stuff coming from Valve and Adult Swim.

To get the Robot Chicken hat, just sign up for the Adult Swim newsletter by July 4.

In related, not-completely-predictable news, the FAQ for redeeming the Robot Chicken hat asks and answers an intriguing question:

Q. Are you making a Team Fortress cartoon? A. Go ask your mother.

As long as it's not called "The Hatsure Brothers" or any variation thereof, an Adult Swim Team Fortress 2 cartoon sounds like something we could get behind.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimcartoonHathatsmacpcpyrorobot-chickenSTEAMTeam-Fortress-2valveWed, 27 Jun 2012 16:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/valve-and-adult-swim-are-planning-big-things-together/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/valve-and-adult-swim-are-planning-big-things-together/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/valve-and-adult-swim-are-planning-big-things-together/#commentsValve and Adult Swim have come together in a glorious union of witticism, snark and something else that they're not telling us until next week. Adult Swim has a promo page decked out in Team Fortress 2 images and hashtags, and it promises this partnership will beget "something that you'll probably enjoy."

The surprise is "coming next week," with more information to be disseminated in the newsletter, apparently. Clicking "Sign Up" leads to a registration page with this image of TF2's Pyro, who is due for a "Meet the" feature from Valve any time now.

Valve is running a summer ARG at the moment that may be connected to this Adult Swim deal, or it might just be another thing that Valve may never finish.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimargmacmeet-the-pyropcTeam-Fortress-2valveFri, 22 Jun 2012 20:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/21/velocirapture-new-game-from-monsters-ate-my-condo-dev-smites-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/21/velocirapture-new-game-from-monsters-ate-my-condo-dev-smites-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/21/velocirapture-new-game-from-monsters-ate-my-condo-dev-smites-i/#commentsPikPok, the developer behind Monsters Ate My Condo, has let loose its next mobile title for Adult Swim. Velocirapture, a universal iOS app for iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad, charges players with guiding the hand of God to save all the good little dinosaurs during the dino-rapture. Sounds completely plausible.

As part of its launch, Velocirapture is available at a reduced price of $.99 until Monday, June 25. After Monday it'll set you back $1.99.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimiosipadiphonemobilepikpokvelociraptureThu, 21 Jun 2012 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/08/monsters-ate-my-condo-debuts-on-android-free-on-ios-for-a-limit/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/08/monsters-ate-my-condo-debuts-on-android-free-on-ios-for-a-limit/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/08/monsters-ate-my-condo-debuts-on-android-free-on-ios-for-a-limit/#commentsIt's no secret that we very much enjoy Monsters Ate My Condo. We love giant unicorns with an addiction to cosmetic surgery who used to front '80s rock bands but now work at self-esteem help lines. It's our kyrptonite. Previously exclusive to iOS platforms, PikPok's puzzle game is finally making its debut on Android. It's available right now in the Google Play Store for $.99.

And to celebrate being App of the week on the App store, Adult Swim is also offering Monsters Ate My Condo on iOS for free. This offer will only be available for a limited time, so make sure you hit up iTunes and give it a download before these giant monsters have gotten their fill of plaster and Ikea furniture.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimandroidiosipadiphonemobilemonsters-ate-my-condopikpokFri, 08 Jun 2012 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/2am-truck-stop-a-new-adult-swim-game-not-a-simulation/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/2am-truck-stop-a-new-adult-swim-game-not-a-simulation/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/2am-truck-stop-a-new-adult-swim-game-not-a-simulation/#commentsAdult Swim's latest risque game for its online portal is 2 AM Truck Stop. Now, if you've ever had the displeasure of seeing the debauchery performed at a multi axle rest stop at 2AM, rest assured that this game is not a simulation of that.

In fact, 2AM Truck Stop is a neon-infused shoot 'em up, featuring adult themes like methamph... er, "crystal" power-ups, in which you survive an onslaught of trucker paraphernalia. It's not so much an at-work time waster as an "OMG, it's 3AM, why can't I sleep... it was probably that [censored] I took." You know who you are.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2AM-Truck-Stopadult-swimmacpcWed, 18 Apr 2012 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/07/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-lives-in-harmony-on-facebook/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/07/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-lives-in-harmony-on-facebook/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/07/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-lives-in-harmony-on-facebook/#commentsRobot Unicorn Attack evolved from browser game to mobile title and will now live in harmony, harmony on Facebook as Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution. The pseudo-sequel for the social network adds new control elements, new animals (PANDAS!), daily challenges, and a bevy of microtransaction options.

Players can purchase Fairy Dust, which will allow them to add "enhancements" for extra abilities and bonuses before a session. Enhancements include triple jumps, slowing the game down, blasting through a star without dash, and "Freevolution," which allows players to start the game as the panda. And, really, what game wouldn't we pay to start off as a panda in?

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Adult-SwimFacebookmacpcrobot-unicorn-attack-evolutionTue, 07 Feb 2012 22:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/03/portabliss-monsters-ate-my-condo-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/03/portabliss-monsters-ate-my-condo-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/03/portabliss-monsters-ate-my-condo-ios/#commentsDid you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy -- and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Today: Monsters Ate My Condo!.

I've always had a bad feeling about condos. I always thought of them as either the home of some lecherous old dude trying to do gross things or the set of some sitcom starring a bunch of lecherous old dudes. Now I know why I shied away from that style of dwelling: because monsters love to eat condos.

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The latest brainchild of Adult Swim Games is a pretty-far-out-there title. In Monsters Ate My Condo, you feed condos in an apartment high-rise to gigantic, hungry monsters. It's as weird as it sounds, and we're just in love with the names of the four titular monsters: Boat Head, Reginald Starfire, Mr. Shigoto and Lord Ferocious.

The game is a universal iOS app, developed by PikPok for Adult Swim, and is currently available on the App store for $0.99 -- though it's only recommended for iPhone 3GS and up. Adult Swim has also partnered with Grumpyface Studios for another iOS game called Bring Me Sandwiches!!, which should be available for download later this month.

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For an after-hours comedy network, Adult Swim takes its video games very seriously; its article on the SUPER iam8bit gallery presents the show as if the most imaginative pages from our childhood diaries were brought to life and thrown onto the streets of Los Angeles. The article delves into the inspirations behind a few iam8bit artists, who seem to agree that the pixelated, lo-fi graphics of classic video games make them catalysts for creativity and imagination, even today.

Adult Swim talks with gallery creator Jon Gibson, artists Dave Crosland, Scott Belcastro, Jose Emroca Flores, Stone, Kelice Penney, Sky Burchard and Double Fine's Drew Skillman, who modded a Kinect to make live, ever-changing video-game art. If you're a fan of old school video games, art or men with impressive beards, read the full article at the source link.

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Adult Swim continues to be a venue for brilliantly weird browser games from indie talent, following up games like Robot Unicorn Attack and Cream Wolf with Soul Brother, by Superflat Games (developer of the Silent Hill 2 demake Soundless Mountain II).

The beautifully pixel-illustrated Soul Brother gives you control of a variety of creatures with different abilities, all controlled by killing your current host body and then inhabiting the new one as a ghost. Each body has a skill that can be used to pass certain obstacles in the Metroidvania-esque game, like flight or double-jumping.

While you're at Adult Swim, we also encourage you to check out Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars by Auntie Pixelante, probably our favorite maze game about slavery.

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Adult Swim's initial foray into gaming was not very promising. A 2005 partnership with now defunct Midway produced a by-all-accountsterribleAqua Teen Hunger Force game in 2007. The following year's Harvey Birdman collaboration with Capcom was only marginally better.

Jeff Olsen, VP of Adult Swim Digital and Games, told Joystiq that the brand's audience is pretty savvy and "license games don't have a great track record." So the company tried something different: publishing original, Flash-based games on its website. From there, the popular originals, like Amateur Surgeon and Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself), were ported to social and iOS platforms with great success. Tomorrow the company will launch its first Android port, Robot Unicorn Attack, which has racked up more than 150 million combined plays online and on Facebook.

"The audience for a casual game based on completely original IP, in my experience, is almost unlimited," Olsen said. "If you're basing it on a show, you're probably shutting more people out than letting them in."

Olsen told us that the "next evolution" for Adult Swim Games is to create truly original titles for iPhone and other mobile platforms; ones that aren't ports of Flash games from its website. He believes that the first of these should launch in the third quarter. Going forward, Olsen said, "We're trying to get to the point where we can release a new mobile game a month."

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Adult Swim plans to release its first magical Android app, Robot Unicorn Attack, tomorrow for $1 on the mobile platform with cross-platform Open Feint support. Jeff Olsen, VP of Adult Swim Digital and Games, told Joystiq that the "Heavy Metal" and "Christmas Edition" versions of Robot Unicorn (currently available for iPhone) may come to Android depending on how the original performs on the Android Market.

The company also expects to launch its free Adult Swim app for Android in May. The app allows users to access full episodes and clips from the Cartoon Network programming block's popular shows, including Robot Chicken, The Venture Bros and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The app has surpassed a million downloads on the Apple App Store since its release in mid-February.

"We've gotten a lot of requests for our games on Android," Olsen told us, saying that Adult Swim's other top-performing iOS games, Amateur Surgeon and Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself), would likely be next for development. "We're starting with Robot Unicorn because we've seen the most call for it. If it performs well, we'll look at our whole catalog and bring over our other top titles."

"We haven't green-lit any projects for the console space," Olsen added, "but we are interested in the downloadable market; experimenting on multiple platforms on a variety of new platforms with Android being just the first."

The free, Flash version of Robot Unicorn Attack is available to play on AdultSwim.com.

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Continuing its tradition of putting out quality, humorous browser-based games, Adult Swim recently launched its latest pixelated onus: Corporate Climber. The game's a simple platformer where the player ascends through the ranks of a major, criminally unsafe business by literally ascending through said business' corporate headquarters. Basically, it's like an episode of The Office, only it's way more violent, and way, way less awkward.

Check it out over on Adult Swim's game portal -- that is, assuming you can resist the siren call of Robot Unicorn Attack. You're playing it right now, aren't you? You monster.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimmobilerobot-unicorn-attackrobot-unicorn-attack-heavy-metal-editionspiritonin-media-gamesThu, 14 Oct 2010 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/21/we-now-understand-why-everyone-loves-cream-wolf/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/21/we-now-understand-why-everyone-loves-cream-wolf/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/21/we-now-understand-why-everyone-loves-cream-wolf/#commentsCream Wolf, the most recent release on the prestigious Adult Swim line of browser-based games, might just be the first surprise smash hit of 2010 so far. It's been sweeping throughthe gaming press, swooning everyone who comes in contact with it. After spending a half hour with the game, we completely understand why -- and we wager you will too. Seriously, go play it.

We're not going to spoil the game by going into too much detail about it, though we will say that you're a werewolf who sells ice cream to kids. That's a good enough jumping off point for your imagination, we think.

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Starting Monday through the end of the year, people who bust a funky move on over to Adult Swim's site will be able to download a free mix tape, courtesy of Rockstar's Beaterator. The tracks were hand-selected by both Rockstar and Adult Swim, and two of them -- Cee-Lo's "Hello Miss (Armani XXXChange remix)" and Good Time Guys' "Is That You God? (Dabrye remix)" -- will even be compatible with the PSP game.

Hit the break for the list of all 17 tracks you'll be able to score from December 7 until January 1, 2010.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimbeateratorrockstarrockstar-gamesRockstar-LeedsFri, 04 Dec 2009 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/02/five-minutes-to-kill-yourself-with-your-iphone/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/02/five-minutes-to-kill-yourself-with-your-iphone/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/02/five-minutes-to-kill-yourself-with-your-iphone/#commentsAdult Swim's Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself), a browser game about using the tools in your office to end your apparently miserable cubicle-bound life, can now be played on the go. Artificial Life, Inc. has ported the morbid action-puzzle game to iPhone and iPod Touch, which means that you can now kill yourself with one finger!*

The iPhone game, like the original, gives you an office building full of potentially deadly office furniture and supplies, and five minutes to punish yourself until you actually expire through some combination of stapling yourself, smashing your head in copy machines, provoking co-workers, etc. The new version adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth multiplayer, for death races. It's available now in the App Store for $2.99.

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We've come a long, long way from the opening days of the PlayStation Home Theater space, where the debut trailer for Twilight played in an endless cycle of brain-melting teen melodrama. Today, if you drop by the networking service's silver screens, you'll be able to view some programming that's probably more in your wheelhouse -- clips from Adult Swim's Mego-infused comedy series, Robot Chicken.

Whether or not you enjoy Seth Green's stop-motion brainchild, we think we can all agree that it's a step up from teasers for vampiric romance novel adaptations. Unfortunately, we're physically incapable of watching Robot Chicken without succumbing to waves of nausea, a side-effect from our youthful diet of G.I. Joes.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimcartoon-networkhomeplaystation-homerobot-chickenseth-greensonytelevisiontheaterThu, 10 Sep 2009 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/mega64-shills-for-gametap/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/mega64-shills-for-gametap/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/mega64-shills-for-gametap/#commentsClassic game subscription service GameTap has enlisted Mega64 to create a series of ads, which are currently running on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. The two ads Mega64 posted on Youtube do an admirable job of explaining what GameTap offers, while also suggesting that either GameTap users are complete jerkwads, or that GameTap turns you into a jerkwad.

The lesson isn't that you should avoid GameTap -- it's that you should only play it alone, where all of your friends and loved ones are safe from the dangerous levels of jerk radiation you'll emit. Check out the commercials after the break.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adult-swimgametapmega64Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/19/robot-chickens-downloadable-spore-adventures-are-totally-tastef/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/19/robot-chickens-downloadable-spore-adventures-are-totally-tastef/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/19/robot-chickens-downloadable-spore-adventures-are-totally-tastef/#comments When we first heard that the creators and writers of adult swim's stop-motion comedy goldmine, Robot Chicken, were going to be creating DLC adventures for Spore: Galactic Adventures, we knew the results would be ... unique. Now EA has released a short video showing Seth Green, Tom Root and the rest of the show's writing staff "at work" on the content, followed by a run-through of what they came up with. "Unique" doesn't describe it; in fact, we're not sure any word could. "Nutshit," maybe.

So thanks, Robot Chicken. You've managed to make us want to re-install the game, if only to find out whether Whiney rhino actually obeys the evil clown and shovels the poo he fears so much. Spore, June 23 is your day to shine.

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The Robot Chicken writing team is designing a free downloadable campaign pack for Spore Galactic Adventures, set to be available at launch on June 23. The campaign was conceptualized by Seth Green and Matt Senreich, then presumably executed by their underlings. The DLC includes "exploding poo, angry yetis, ruler yielding librarians and more," of course.

The team's exploits (in creating the DLC, we hope) will be tracked at the Spore WTF site. At least getting the Robot Chicken crew involved might get "the targeted demographic" talking about Spore again.

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There are few things that aren't better when you mix them with adult swim's 15-minute comedy series Robot Chicken. Mario was better, GTA was better and, we're hoping, that Spore will be improved whenever Maxis shows what it's working on with the show's creators.

A teaser site has been launched at www.spore.com/wtf, promising some combination of the IPs to be revealed on May 19. You can also find a teaser video after the jump that features Du Jour's Breckin Meyer discussing exploding raindrops. Consider us intrigued.

There's been quite the kerfuffle lately over video games journalism, what with Gerstmann-gate, Casamassinania and others that we're sure we've blocked out. But we think we can all agree that no one's quite as bad as Dr. Steve Brule from Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job. Come on, the guy doesn't even know the name of the game he supposedly "enjoys" so much. We know that he could easily beat us in a fight, but that doesn't mean we're afraid to call him out.

As a special bonus for you, the reader, we've inserted the other video-game related piece of nonsense from the same recent T&EAWGJ (the entirety of which can be seen here). After the break, it's: The Snuggler: The Game.

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Cartoon Network's adult swim website is being plastered with ads for the new PSP. Good thing -- the adult swim demographic is exactly what Sony needs to target to keep PSP momentum strong. Check out Bertrum's Almanack, which provides some "fun facts" to listeners. Unfortunately, the site says that "Bertrum's Almanack not available on PSP system." But, games like NBA 08 and Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow are. Hopefully, this campaign is one of many Sony's planning to promote their handheld.